20 Questions
1. Name:
Erica (Means: Eternal Ruler) Desirée (Means: Desired)
2. Born:
1986
3. Zodiac:
Leo. Born in the Chinese Year of the Tiger.
4. Religion:
Atheist. I do however respect and admire certin views of the different religions that exists. Especially Buddhism.
5. Relationship Status:
Engaged to the man I've been in a relationship with since 2007 :)
6. Hobbies/Interests:
I'm quite a calm person and I've always been so. I've never enjoyed going out to partys/clubs nor have I been very active with sports.
Instead I love spending time at home reading, writing, fixing up my home, watch TV, spend time on fun things on the internet and learn about the history of our world.
I obviously love to collect stuff, go out to little fun things with the fiance and a lifelong dream is to travel and see the world.
7. Things I Collect:
I mainly collect toys from my childhood such as My Little Ponies, Care Bears, Sylvanian Families and Barbies. But, having a hard time resisting anything that is pretty and shiny I also collect other things such as Cherished Teddies, Yankee Candles, Swarvski Figurines and Me To You Bears.
However, some of these things I don't collect as activly as others for many reasons.
8. Favorite Colour:
Dark Red. That together with black is such a lovely combination in my eyes (which you probably can tell from this site.)
9. Favorite Things To Eat/Drink:
10. Favorite Scent:
Favorite food is steak along with mashed sweet potatoes and some nice red wine sauce.
Favorite snack is Snyder's Of Hanovers Jalapeño Pretzels or Wild West Peppered Beef Jerky. (I don't really like candy.)
Favorite drink is Water or Coca Cola. (Nothing with alcohol for me thanks.)
I prefer "darker" more masculine scents like musk. I love perfumes like Armanis "Night", Naomi Campbells "Sunset" and Diors "Hypnotic Poison". I also adore the Yankee Candles with hints of vanilla or cinamon.
11. Favorite Author:
Barbara Wood. Every single one of her books have always completely captivated me.
12. Favortie Painter:
Thomas Kinkade for the breathtaking almost fantasylike naturescenes he used to paint. And Anne Stokes for the beautiful fantasy art she does.
13. Favortie Quote:
"The tough get going when the going gets tough" from Danger Dangers song Don't Blame It On Love. I even have it tattooed on my back as it's been a huge inspiration for me when I had to pull myself through some horrible crap.
14. Favorite Countries:
There's many countries that I'm facinated by and would love to visit. On the top of the list is China with its amazing history and culture. Closely followed by Egypt for the very same reasons. I'm also quite fond of the English history, beautiful landscapes and historical buildings. And on fourth place is USA because of the rich variety they offer in every aspect.
15. Favorite Animal/Bird:
16. Favorite Season:
I'm a huge animal lover and tend to prefer them over humans. The favorites are however bunnies because they're just so darn cute. And I'm also very facinated by all the different cat animals - lions, tigers cheetas and even domestic cats as I find them to be very majestic animals.
Favorite bird is the Blue Tit because it's just so cute and it's yellow and blue - the patriot in me just have to love that ;)
Autumn. I just love the wonderful colours in nature at that time, the fact that it's getting darker and all the rain. Not to mention it brings my favorite holiday - Halloween!
17. Movies I Like/Don't Like:
I love watching movies and I like almost every type of movie. The favorites are Comedy, Horror, Adventure/Fantasty and Asian Kung Fu movies set in Ancient China.
Some titels that I love are "Bring It On", "Saw", "Final Destination", "Shaolin", "Tai-Chi Master", "Lord Of The Rings", "Little Big Soldier and "Year One".
I can't stand romantic movies and dramas though. They have no appeal to me what so ever.
18. Favorite TV-Shows:
There's alot of TV-shows that I love, but to name some of them: "The Simpsons", "Vikings", "Once Upon A Time", "The Walking Dead", "Criminal Minds", "Rome", "Camelot", "Ghost Hunters" and "Xena - Warrior Princess".
I also enjoy documentary-series such as "Clash Of The Dinosaurs", "Iceroad Truckers" and "Ultimate Survival".
19. Music I Like/Don't Like:
20. Sports I Enjoy:
I like all sorts of music aslong as it sounds good. Then I don't mind if it's Rock, Pop, Techno, Classical or whatever. My favorite type of music though is Symphonic Rock or Gothic Rock or whatever people wish to call it. Bands like "Within Temptation", "Avantasia", "Theocracy", "Sonata Arctica", "Delain" and "Nightwish" are the main things I listen to. I also love listening to relaxation music.
There's some things I can't stand though and that's anything that has taken zero effort to put together. Songs where they basicly repeat one word over and over. Or artists that are only out to get famous, not actually paying much attention to what it is they create - or doesn't even write their own songs at all. Those things mostly seem to occur in the Pop world though with artists such as Lady Gaga etc. No thank you.
I'm not a big sportsfan and to be honest I absolutely hate most of it. I did however practice Cheerleading back in the days and I still love that sport greatly. I also love watching Ice Hockey.
Other than that I do some Yoga and Pilates at home and would love to take up some form of martial arts again - but that's about it.